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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.26

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.26)

pṛthak pṛthag vā miśrau vā vivāhau pūrvacoditau  
gāndharvo rākṣasaś caiva dharmyau kṣatrasya tau smṛtau //

> For Kshatriyas those before-mentioned two rites, the Gandharva and the Rakshasa, whether separate or mixed, are permitted by the sacred tradition.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.26) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.26) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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